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May 21, 2008
Budget Wireless Sniffer
Just found this wireless sniffer from Canary Wireless. Looks like a pretty nice, cheap alternative to me carrying my laptop around trying to figure out what wireless channels are in use when deploying a wireless network.
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Posted by JC at May 21, 2008 1:50 PM
Comments
Is it upgradeable? I ask as I see that it supports 802.11n but thought that this "standard" has not been fully qualified and is still in draft and therefore subject to change?
mike
Posted by: Mike at May 21, 2008 10:49 PM
I say keep your cash and get a Pockt PC with a GPS, like a used Dell Axim x50v from e-bay. Then get wififom, vxUtils, and the Airscanner mobile sniffer. Much more functionality.
Posted by: bytesnagger at May 22, 2008 9:24 AM
For those on a budget, netstumbler will give you a pretty basic list of channels in use
Posted by: adam at May 22, 2008 12:17 PM
Hey Jeremy ,
I was wondering if you know the meaning of your name in romanian language :)
Cioara = The Crow
Do you have any origins there?
Anyway. Just wanted to say hello.
Good job!
Posted by: Claudiu at May 27, 2008 10:32 AM
Hi
Check this application "APlogger", it is a WiFi sniffer for iphone
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CHANGES FROM LAST YEAR
- $100 less
- 13" aluminum macbooks became macbook pros
- 2.53Ghz up from 2.4GHz dual core
- 4GB RAM up from 2GB
- led display has 60% greater color gamut than previous model
- new advanced built-in battery that lasts up to 7 hours vs 4hrs
- FireWire is back (after all the complaints of first model)
- SD card slot (replaces express card slot)
- new models now come with iLife '09
- separate digital audio input is gone
- new model uses the same integrated mic and headphone port as the iPhone
PROS
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- new Snow Leopard Operating System comes pre-installed! Same great ease of use with much faster performance!
- much better lcd screen! inline with the pro models...still glossy and still some glare but much nicer!
- backlight keyboard on all 13" models now! ( i really enjoy this as it can be controlled from low to high)
- battery life is significantly better than last year.( i get about 6 hours w/ regular use not the 7hrs that is reported)
- the computer is designed beautifully truly a head turner.
- iLife 09 suite is superb for pictures, movies, and music. Good software really does sell hardware.
- SD card slot accepts SDHC, which goes up to 32GB and works like a charm. (can boot from SD card as well)
CONS
- aluminum outer casing does dent easily if dropped. (buy a soft case for it!)
- power cord is short and does not reach as many places as I would like...must sit very close to power outlet.
- battery can't be removed easily
- SD card sticks about half way out of slot. eye sore.
- blu-ray option would have been nice but understandable given licensing fees. (many blurays are offering digital copies which help)
Taking into consideration all the great improvements over last year with a nice price cut I can now truly recommend this near perfect Macbook Pro!
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